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Gratitude: Teaching Your Child to See What Really Matters
By Tawny Redford Social media is flooded with people filling their gratitude quotas during this time of year. You won’t hear me complaining about not having enough; I was the kid with holes in her shoes. It is a massive understatement to say that I am grateful for my...
Holiday Tech Gift Guide-What Parents Need to Know
By Amanda Grossman-Scott When a 12 year old British boy’s parents found that he’d been watching pornography on his cell phone, they put a stop to it immediately. Although these parents knew enough to do the right thing in taking away the boy’s phone, what they didn’t...
Los rituales diarios que puede traer a su familia más cercana
Por Tawny Redford Hay cosas que hacemos a diario que se sienten a veces mundano y laboriosas. ¡Está bien! ¡Que lo escucharon aquí primero! No hay una gran cantidad de pizazz en el cepillado de los dientes, lavar la ropa, o incluso levantarse de la cama algunas...
Three Mistakes I’ve Made Using Shame and Guilt
By Jenny Webb, MA Let’s imagine, for a moment, that you came upon me in the park, where I was watching my child. She’s nine years old and generally a fairly responsible and cheerful child. But here, in this imaginary scenario, let’s say that she accidentally pushed...
5 Ways to Teach Children Empathy
By Caron C. Andrews and Amanda Scott What is empathy and why is it important to cultivate it in our children? Empathy is being able to recognize and understand another person’s feelings and experiences. Being empathetic is important because it’s a cornerstone in...
Sex Ed Isn’t Just for Kids
By Julia Bernards Sex. How does the word strike you? The connotations of that simple three-letter word are profoundly personal, intensely inter-personal and seriously socially manipulated. Our experiences with sex--from first childhood inklings to full adult...
Creating a Media Guideline for Your Family
A media guideline is a great tool for protecting your family from online dangers and excessive usage of devices. By Caron C. Andrews Cell phones, televisions, iPods, tablets, laptops, PCs—they’ve become a way of life and a way of communicating and relating to each...
I Was A Teenage “SL*T”
Teach your child about healthy sexuality now to avoid pitfalls later. By Amanda Grossman-Scott I remember in high school hearing rumors about girls who hooked up a lot. I’d secretly wonder about them; what did they do to attract guys? No matter what we “good girls”...
5 Things Parents Can Do NOW to Help Keep Kids Out of Therapy
By Mary Ann Benson, M.S.W., L.S.W. Show your children unconditional love. There need to be daily physical and verbal expressions of affection and encouragement for your children that are not in response to something they have done positively. It’s important not to...
Talking With My Children About Rape
By Shawn Tucker Sadly, rape is a topic that parents who want to empower their children cannot avoid. I teach at a small, private university, and I have had far too many conversations with students who have been raped. Given that experience, some years ago before my...
How My Parents’ “Harmless” P*rn Habit Affected Me
How growing up in a porn-filled home affected me…then and now. By Sandra Montgomery When I was a kid my family would rent movies every weekend. VHS of course. This was the 80’s. My parents weren’t the type to censor their movie choices based on the fact that a bunch...
10 Dangerous Apps Every Parent Should Know About
By Megan Maas www.meganmaas.com You may be thinking your kids are downloading apps because they are just a simple way for them to keep in contact with their friends. This is certainly true for most kids, but unfortunately, even innocent use of most of these apps can...
Ways to Empower Children Regardless of Gender
By Amy Hoyt, Ph.D. Dr. Amy Hoyt is a Visiting Professor at University of the Pacific and Mother of 5. Feminism is a broad social movement with a long history of advocating on behalf of women. There are many different expressions of feminism within the U.S., and it’s...
5 Ideas for Building Trust With Your Child
By Caron C. Andrews Do your children trust you enough to ask you the toughest questions? Do they know that they have an ally in you, someone who will champion them and give them straight answers? Do they know that you will handle their deepest concerns and fears with...
